hunted Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
hunt down; hunt; run; track down.
- Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland
- The dogs are running deer
- The Duke hunted in these woods
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verb pursue or chase relentlessly
hunt; hound; trace.
- The hunters traced the deer into the woods
- the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him
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verb chase away, with as with force
hunt.
- They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood
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verb yaw back and forth about a flight path
hunt.
- the plane's nose yawed
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verb oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent
hunt.
- The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency
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verb seek, search for
hunt.
- She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them
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verb search (an area) for prey
hunt.
- The King used to hunt these forests
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adjective satellite reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
- the hopeless hunted look on the prisoner's face
- a glitter of apprehension in her hunted eyes
